Born in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joel Cardwell
and Mariah Henrietta (Scales) Cardwell
Sister of
Richard Perrin Cardwell, Elizabeth Ann (Cardwell) Scales, James LeGrand Cardwell, Joseph Henry Cardwell, Rebecca Mariah (Cardwell) Scales and Nancy Lacy (Cardwell) Coyle
Wife of
Greensville William Penn
— married
12 Oct 1836 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 55
in Fayette County, Texas, United States
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Biography
Henrietta was born in North Carolina in 1817. She was the daughter of Joel Cardwell and Mariah Scales. In 1836 Henrietta married Greensville William Penn and together they were parents of eight children. They were prosperous farmers and moved their family westward. They settled in Talladega, Alabama for many years then moved on to Fayette, Texas where Henrietta passed away in 1872 at age 55.
Sources
Year: 1840; Census Place: Talladega, Alabama; Page: 271; Family History Library Film: 0002335;Source Information;Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
- Year: 1850; Census Place: Talladega, Talladega, Alabama; Roll: M432_15; Page: 428A; Image: 342;Source Information;Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
- Year: 1860; Census Place: Fayette, Texas; Roll: M653_1294; Page: 353; Family History Library Film: 805294;Source Information;Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Between Halletsville Road and Buckners Creek, Fayette, Texas; Roll: M593_1585; Page: 434A; Family History Library Film: 553084;Source Information;Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
- Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.(Henrietta Cardwell m. Greensville W. Penn, 12 Oct 1836)
- Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154562146
- Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henrietta by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henrietta:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henrietta by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henrietta:
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~3.12%
Thomas Cardwell
:
23andMe, GEDmatch GA2596290 [compare]
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~1.56%
Casey Williams :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MH7429719 [compare], yourDNAportal CAS657f9634, Ancestry member Casey_Williams
+
Living DNA, GEDmatch xk2438156 [compare], yourDNAportal CAS657f9634
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~0.78%
Ann (Smith) Nunnally :
23andMe, GEDmatch MB8133611 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member annsheritage
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